It’s a throwaway joke in a ‘90s comedy touchstone, but it also seems to strike a nerve among actual guitar store owners, who—as Wayne’s World notes—have had to hear it played (poorly) for decades. For ...

As the quarantine persists and many shops remain closed, St. Vincent, aka Grammy Award-winning musician Annie Clark, gave fans a way to transport themselves back to one aspect of pre-pandemic life.

Playing “Stairway to Heaven” in a guitar store is as taboo as it gets. Begin strumming those iconic chords and at best you’ll elicit eye rolls from the staff, at worst a guiding hand out the door.

With the pandemic still wreaking havoc on the entertainment industry, we really miss things like music festivals and movie theaters, but do you miss overhearing someone playing “Stairway To Heaven” in ...

CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 04: St. Vincent performs at Lollapalooza at Grant Park on August 4, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/WireImage) St. Vincent is a guitar player, and like anyone ...

The “Stairway to Heaven” joke in Wayne’s World (1992) needed no explaining. As Wayne (Mike Myers) browses around a music shop, he asks to see a pricey guitar. After the clerk unlocks its case, Wayne ...

For whatever reason, both St. Vincent and U2 posted covers of Led Zeppelin’s so-iconic-it’s-cliché “Stairway To Heaven” yesterday. It’s like the inverse of that scene from Wayne’s World where Mike ...

Call it Four Symbols. Call it Zoso. Call it 'the one with the old man carrying the sticks on the front’ (newsflash: the old man been identified). But while the name might be up for debate, one thing ...

Why This Former Led Zeppelin Member Will Never Play 'Stairway to Heaven' Again originally appeared on Parade. Led Zeppelin is one of the most iconic classic rock bands, and "Stairway to Heaven" is ...

If you’re a Led Zeppelin fan, the music itself might be enough for you. And when you’re talking about a band with tracks such as “Whole Lotta Love” and “When the Levee Breaks” to its name, you can’t ...

Whether it's playing "Stairway to Heaven" until your fingers bleed or always finding yourself in the center of a group of people intent on singing "Wagon Wheel," some things are common to all ...